The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-27
Hue. Hawaii, June 23d.

Hue, Hawaii, June 23d.
The fifty-frs anniversary of the Hilc
Boarding School was held at Hail
Church on the ODD, the church being
crowded and the entertainment lasted
three hours. The church had been
beautifully decorated with flowers, flags
and evergreens. There were twenty
two pieces on the programme. On the
21st instant there was fine concert by
the school band and fine collation. in
Industrial HALL This building was
erected by the boys who had received
lessons in carpentering. On the goth
the day was devoted to exam
nations, as well as part of the 21st.
The teachers are Mr.. A. w. Burt, Prin-
cipal; Mr.. H. s. Townsend, Miss Cora
E. Hitchcock and Miss Ellen Lyman.
Special mention mus be made of the
rapid progress in learning to play their
various instruments of the young men
who compose the Hilo Boarding School
! Band of twenty-five pieces.
The best singing by this school
has been heard this year, although they
have ever sung well. The teachers have
reason to be proud of their success this
year, which has been very satisfactory,
and have endeared themselves to the
scholars. The watchwOrd of the school
has ever been Excelsior" The school
has never gone backward in the slight
! est. Mr.. and Mrs. Burt have shown in
many ways that they had a great inter-
est in the boys, and young Hawaiian
is fortunate who is permitted to attend.
The buildings are kept very clean, and
each scholar must be very clearly. At
the exhibition on the 22d inst. there
were some very choice selections, in
music, readings and recitations, some of
which were instructive and humorous.
The following is the report of the
school examining committee:
HILo, June %, 1887.
The fifty-frst annual examination of the
Hilo Boarding School took place at the
school premises, on Tuesday the 21st inst,
commencing at 8 a. M. and continuing
until 80 p. m. In the afternoon, after
bountiful lunch spread for ALL at o'clock
a fine concert was given in the Industrial
Hall Hilo folks turned out strong, the
weather was fine and all present were loud
in praises of the music and exercises gen
orally. Your committee are greatly
pleased at the result of the past years
work of Messrs. Burt as Principal and
Townsend, Assistant, ably seconded by
Misses Hitchcock and Lyman. The intro
duction of the mechanical department by
which the pupils are taught carpentry,
seems greatly advantageous.
During the year a large building has
been erected for a workshop with a two
story front, to be used for industrial pur
poses, all the work on which was done in
very credltable manner by the school boys.
Your committee also notice a marked
improvement in the pronunciation of
English by the scholars, also the effort to
think and reason in that language seemed
far more successful than formerly. The
classes in music, particularly the band,
show wonderful proficiency, considering
the short time they have been in practice,
and the Royal Hawaiian band will soon
have to look to its laurels.
The result of the examination as whole
shows genuine advancement and pro-
ficiency on the part of the pupils. who,
it must be remembered, are always
struggling with the difficulties of learning
their lessons in foreign language.
The attendance the past year has been
fully up to the average-nearly 20, the
health of the pupils good.
We think the outlook for the HilO
Boarding School as it enters on its fifty
second year is very favorable, and we wish
it and its corps of teachers great Success in
their good work.
LUTHER SEVERANCE,
G. w. a. HAPAI,
Mrs. II. c. AUSTIN,
Mrs. w. f. SCOTT.
Hilo is to have an extra fine time on
! Independence Day. On the 18th inst.
! the following was the score of the Hilo
| Rife Club: j. A Beckwith, II; A w.
Burt, 50; Geo. Dunn, SO; G. R. Blacom,
46. Major Baker, Sheriff of Hawaii, is
drilling sixty young men in military
| tactics at Court House Hall every day,
sometimes twice day.